The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.


kkVUEEUlNUO VI VVNUNECO
Mr.. salisbury offered an amendment re-
Quiring the investigation to be conducted IN
Washington county, Tex Mr.. HOar opposed
the amendment, which was reJected-yeas
%, nays 80. Mr.. Call opposed the resolu-
ton az an attack upon the very life OF the
government and its institutions
resolut ion for the investigation OF the
alleged depr ivation OF the right OF suffrage
In the case OF three petitioners in Wash
ington co UNITY Texas, was adopted by q
strict party vote, the democratic senator's
in the negative. In the secret SEES
sion of the senate to day the nomination OF
J. c. Matthews of Albany, the colored re-
corder of deeds of this district. was reached
and discussed for Nh hour, a majority OF the
senators present giving their reasons for the
vote they were about to cast The nomina-
ton was rejected. The vote is understood
to have been II to 81. The minority three
are Republicans, and proportional number
Of the majority are said to be Democrats
IN THE HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house letter
from the secretary of the treasury submit
ting estimates of an appropriation TO meet
the expenditures required by the pension
bill Referred The secretary of the interior
estimates that 81 ,663. 1O4 will be required
asks for an appropriation of S257, 900 for
an increase Of clerical force. The confer
ence report on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to.
SENATE.
The house bill for the relief OF dependent
parents and honorably discharged and
disabled soldiers and sailors now depend
emit ON their own labors for support passed
without division.
Mr.. Cullom inquired whether $12 month
was to be the highest or the lowest pension
that $12 was to be the maximum and that
the pension would be rated down according
| to the degree OF disability.
Mr.. Sherman said:
| He was in favor Of some bill broad and gen.
| eral In It's character and comprehensive to In
clude ali pension legislation that is necessary.
| As to pensioners who served In the Confederate
j army. the Mexican pension 81 tpassed at this
congress) did not exclude them unless their dis
ability was incurred in the rebel service He
should. therefore. vote against the amendment.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the unfinished
| business to be the river and harbor appro-
| priatlon bill Mr. Hepburn of Iowa with
drew his demand for the reading Of the en-
| crossed copy, and the question required on
| the passage of the bill The bill was passed
| In the exact form in which it was reported
| from the committee on rivers and harbors
| by a vote OF 154 to 81.
Mr. Hammond, from the committee on the
| judiciary, reported adversely joint resolu-
/ ton providing tor the election of United
States senators by the people The bill for
! the incorporation of the Washington Cable
Railway Company of the District of Colum-
! bia came up. Mr: Heard offered substitute
| for the bill. and after debate demanded the
previous question. The opponents OF the
measure, led by Cobb and Eden. resorted to
! tilibustering tactics Mr.. Springer. in the in
| terest of the bill, moved that the house take
| a recess until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Agreed to-yeas $50, nays A.
SEATE-The bill prohibiting members OF con-
gross from being employed by government
| aided railroad com les was discussed without
| final action.
Mr. Berry advocated the bill
| He did not believe that senator or member
| drawing $4,000 or $4,000 year from the
| Union Pacific or the Mort hern Pacific railroad
| companies could act and vote impartially on
| the Pacific funding bill or en- the Northern
| Amendments to the bill were offered by
Messrs Platt and Hoar. The latter said:
| The bill was aimed at state Of things not ex-
listing and not likely TO exist. He was willing to
/ 20 a. far as to provide that when land grant
rstIroad company had legislation before congress
| no ssHstor or member counsel OF that company
should take part in that legislation, and that was
i tns 4ai'0'' u '"' A'A'DD'A' "A''1 40 '''N
| Mr. Frye interrupted debate in order,
as he said, to give piece of information.
| He read an associated press telegram just
! received from Eastport. Ne. stating:
The winter school OF herring had struck
| into the American shore. About TWENTY-FIVE
| English cats and vessels were there hshlng
within the shore line. Meanwhile the Eng
| lish cruiser Middleton was cruising between
PASSPORT and 6tandrems. ready to seize any
American fishermen that might venture be-
yond the dead line.
That was all he said.
WARRINGTON, d. c., Jan. 2S-The senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day appointed as q subcommittee to inves-
| tigate the alleged Texas outrages, Messrs
| Evarts, Teller, bpooner, Pugh and Eustis
| Senator Spooner was first selected as chair
man but asked to be excused in consequence
of the legislative matters OF importance
which are in his hands and will largely com
mand his time to the end of the session.
| The subcommittee will begin its hearing at
once
IN THE HOUSE.
The house met at IL O'Clock in continue
| ton of yesterdays session. and the speaker
| announced that the pending question was
| upon the passage OF the Washington Cable
| Railway company bill The demand was
| withdrawn in order Il, allow various amend
| ments to be offered The bill passed. Mr..
Forney presented the conference repart on
I
| S4OO. 600 for the equipment OF the militia
forces of the United States, and it was
| agreed to.
The piuro-pneumonia bill was discussed
at great length.
| SENATE.
The senate passed senate bin No. 243b,
fixing new boundaries for the Yellowstone
| National Park. There was considerable
acrimonious debate over the bill. Mr..
! Butler argued against the bill.
He opposed it because OF the summary
Jurisdiction over offenses, committed in the
| Park given to the commissioners created
by the bill. He held that to be unconsti-
tutional, as also the clause which empow-
ers the secretary OF the interior to estab-
lish rules and regulations and to declare
| what shall be offense5.
| On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the bill was
amended by provision for an appeal to
the district court Of Wyoming Territory
in cases OF imprisonment, and then it was
passed. Yeas 40. nays 8. The nays were
Messrs. Berry, Butler, Coke, George McMil-
lan Morgan, Whitthorne and Wilson (Md.)
The bill as passed, in addition to the
amendments mentioned above, provides
for dropping the northern boundary line
to make it Identical with the forty. fifth de-
gree of north latitude 40 as to place the
whole park within the Territory OF Wyom-
l
diction and control in the park, except un.
der such notifications as are made by the
bill. Where no offense is provided for by
the United States laws the laws of WyOm.
ing shall be made applicable, and fugitives
from Justice taking refuge in the park shall
be subjected to the same laws al the same
fugitives in the Territory OF Wyoming.
Mr. Vest moved that the railrod attof-
neys bill be postponed till Monday
Agreed to by "a to 90.
Mr.. Beck, remarking that the bill had
been placed at the bottom OF the calender,
announced with much warmth that on
Monday and every other day, when he
could, he would call up the bill until .
fair vote on it was secured.
l HOUSE.
Mr.. Blount, in charge OF the postoffice
appropriation bill, explained its provi-
sions, stating:
| No new LEGISLATION was proposed. The